Clay Pot Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 kg whole chickens, cut into sections
• cornstarch, for thickening
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1/4 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pressed garlic clove
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh gingerroot

Recipe

• 1 in a non-metal bowl, combine the ingredients for the marinade, mix well, and marinate the pieces of chicken for at least half a day, turning frequently.
• 2 when ready to cook, presoak pot, top and bottom, in water for 15 minutes.
• 3 add the chicken and the marinade to the pot.
• 4 place covered pot in a cold oven.
• 5 set temperature to 450 degrees f.
• 6 cook 45 minutes.
• 7 ten minutes before end of cooking time, remove the pot and pour off the liquid into a saucepan.
• 8 return the pot to the oven, uncovered, for the final 10 minutes of cooking.
• 9 meanwhile, bring the liquid in saucepan to a boil and thicken with cornstarch.
• 10 serve with rice, liberally drenched with the sauce.
• 11 for an optional chinese touch, sprinkle the chicken with almonds and sesame seeds.